{"id":3677,"date":"2026-09-10T17:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T17:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/?p=3677"},"modified":"2026-09-10T17:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T17:00:22","slug":"jeremie-blin-begins-tenure-as-eu-ambassador-to-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/10\/jeremie-blin-begins-tenure-as-eu-ambassador-to-rwanda\/politics\/","title":{"rendered":"J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Blin begins tenure as EU ambassador to Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hr2-jpaiaaazd5-d40a1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hr2-jpaiaaazd5-d40a1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hr2-jpaiaaazd5-d40a1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hr2-jpaiaaazd5-d40a1-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">French diplomat J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Blin has formally begun his tenure as the European Union\u2019s ambassador to Rwanda after presenting copies of his credentials to Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blin presented the documents on Sept. 10, allowing him to take up his duties as the EU\u2019s representative in Rwanda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nduhungirehe welcomed Blin\u2019s appointment and wished him success in his new role, while assuring him of the Rwandan government\u2019s cooperation during his tenure, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hr2-ixwaa0n8up-32875.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hr2-ixwaa0n8up-32875.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hr2-ixwaa0n8up-32875-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hr2-ixwaa0n8up-32875-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blin takes over from Bel\u00e9n Calvo Uyarra, who completed her term as EU ambassador to Rwanda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calvo Uyarra was bid farewell in July by State Minister for Foreign Affairs Usta Kaitesi, who commended her contribution to strengthening relations and cooperation between Rwanda and the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During her tenure, Calvo Uyarra was involved in cooperation covering areas including sustainable development, the economy, governance and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blin brings diplomatic experience in the region. He served as France\u2019s ambassador to Burundi and also worked as charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires at the French Embassy in Rwanda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EU is one of Rwanda\u2019s major development partners, with cooperation covering areas including sustainable development, economic development, governance and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blin\u2019s appointment comes as the two sides continue their cooperation in those areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French diplomat J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Blin has formally begun his tenure as the European Union\u2019s ambassador to Rwanda after presenting copies of his credentials to Foreign Minister [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3678,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,53,34,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current_affairs","category-featured-stories","category-national","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3677"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3680,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3677\/revisions\/3680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}